Replication is movement of  database from one location to other .

The SQL Server 2000-supported replication types are as follows:

· Transactional

· Snapshot

· Merge

Snapshot replication distributes data exactly as it appears at a specific moment in time and does not

monitor for updates to the data. Snapshot replication is best used as a method for replicating data that

changes infrequently or where the most up-to-date values (low latency) are not a requirement. When

synchronization occurs, the entire snapshot is generated and sent to Subscribers.

Transactional replication, an initial snapshot of data is applied at Subscribers, and then when data

modifications are made at the Publisher, the individual transactions are captured and propagated to

Subscribers.

Merge replication is the process of distributing data from Publisher to Subscribers, allowing the

Publisher and Subscribers to make updates while connected or disconnected, and then merging the

What is the Replication in SQL Database ?